By Megan Sayles, AFRO Business Writer, msayles@afro.com According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), an independent health care nonprofit, 54 percent of small companies and 85 percent of large companies offered health and wellness programs to their employees in 2022. The offered programs included smoking cessation, weight management and behavioral and lifestyle coaching. Many people […]
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Black advocates speak on the impact of social determinants of health
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com Experts have long considered how racial disparities can play a part in the success or failure of achieving your best self. While Black people, like many Americans, make resolutions at the top of the year to address emotional, mental and physical health– they must also take into account […]
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D.C. organizations spread awareness on impact of breast cancer on Black women
By Gene LambeySpecial to the AFRO Every year in October the country brings attention to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The symbol that signifies support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a pink ribbon. This ribbon represents not only support for those that have died of breast cancer, but to the survivors of it […]
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Silence and stillness: achieving serenity in a world of distractions
By Ashleigh Fields, AFRO Assistant Editor A sound mind and a sound body comes from a sound soul. To achieve the highest form of serenity, I believe it takes a multitude of silence and solitude. Sometimes your thoughts can be your greatest detriment and the voices around you can be a deterrent to your success. […]
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Come for the Boxing, Stay for the Community
Sponsored content by GBMC HealthCare On the corner of Bond and Eager Streets there is a boxing gym run by Mr. Mack Lewis Foundation. At least that’s what it says on the door. According to Executive Director Gregory Wilkes, it is so much more. “It’s really a very challenged community. There’s a lot of drug […]
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Depression and Mental Health Screening Month offers key resources for healing
By Yugo Hines, Special to the AFRO October is National Depression Awareness Month, a time for advocates and health organizations around the globe to focus on educating the public about the condition that affects more than 280 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Though National Depression Screening Day (NDSD) is recognized on […]
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Empowering Baltimore’s Health and Wellness Through CareFirst’s Engagement Center
By Shar Ferrell In the bustling city of Baltimore, amidst the myriad of healthcare services and insurance providers, CareFirst has taken a step forward to redefine the way we approach health and wellness. Welcome to the CareFirst Engagement Center (CEC), where health isn’t just a card in your pocket but a partner in your life. […]
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The future of water in the Baltimore region
By Sen. Cory McCray Concerns surrounding water have plagued cities and towns across our country. The 2014 water crisis in Flint, Mich. is one of many examples. A switch in Flint’s water source sickened dozens and exposed thousands to lead and other contaminants. Locally, last year, I, along with thousands of other Marylanders, learned that […]
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Cameroon comes to D.C. through chef Sabina Jules and Motherland Kitchen’s vibrant, fusion menu
Amber D. DoddSpecial to the AFRO At the bottom of Northeast Washington, D.C.’s hilly terrain, you will find Motherland Kitchen housing Cameroon’s culinary treasures infused with hints of the Caribbean. With grand success in Frederick, Md., owner, Sabina Jules, is celebrating six months in the nation’s capital at the Ivy City Food Works station, and […]
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Can breathing help heal Black racial trauma?
By Joseph Williams, Word In Black It’s something we do from our first moments of life until the moment we die. We do it some 17,000 times a day, without having to think about it. In fact, you’re doing it — breathing — right now, while reading this very sentence. Yet wellness expert Zee Clarke […]
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How to practice self care after surviving domestic violence
By Anissa Durham, Word In Black This story is part of “Love Don’t Live Here” Word In Black’s series about how domestic violence impacts our community and what we can do about it. Trigger Warning: These stories contain mention of domestic violence and abuse. Christy White worked as an immigration attorney because she wanted to […]
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The best of both worlds: Meet Bishop C. Guy Robinson, the Mental Health Theologian
By Marnita ColemanSpecial to the AFRO Bishop C. Guy Robinson, pastor of The Tabernacle of the Lord Church and Ministries in West Baltimore, is on a journey to normalize mental wellness from his pulpit. Known as a “mental health theologian,” he believes partnerships between pastors and mental health professionals in service to the African-American community […]